Witch Ascendancy

Lich

Lich builds around Energy Shield, Mana, Curses, Power Charges, Unholy Might, and sacrificing Energy Shield to empower Spells.

Death is your domain, your flesh merely a material to be mastered.

Character class: Witch
Path type: Regular
Introduced: 0.2.0
Maximum points: 8

Ascendancy treeOfficial export 0.5.2

Wiki reviewGame 0.5.4d

Tree identities, effects, connections, and icons come from the official 0.5.2 export. The class corpus was checked 2026-07-30 for game version 0.5.4d.

Gameplay identity

Current official tree

Core mechanics

Incessant Cacophony adds a Curse and gives inflicted Curses infinite duration.
Eternal Life prevents Life from changing while Energy Shield remains, while Eldritch Empowerment sacrifices Energy Shield for more Spell damage.

Important tradeoff

Soulless Form removes inherent Mana regeneration and lets part of damage bypass Energy Shield in exchange for Life-based Mana regeneration.

How to unlock or change

Regular path

Complete an eligible Ascension Trial and use its Ascension device to choose this Ascendancy. To change to another regular Ascendancy for the same character class, complete the required trial tier and refund every allocated Ascendancy passive before using the device again.

Trial of the Sekhemas guide Trial of Chaos guide How to change Ascendancy

Ascendancy passive tree

Official export 0.5.2 | Plan this Ascendancy

9notables

9minor passives

0choice options

0granted skills

Notables and choices

Build-defining passives, choice parents, and their selectable options.

Passive	Exact effect	Requires	Unlocks
NotableBlackened Heart	4% increased Magnitude of Unholy Might Buffs you grant per 100 maximum Mana	Mana	End of branch
Notable socketCrystalline Phylactery	Can Socket a non-Unique Basic Jewel into the Phylactery 100% increased Effect of bonuses gained from Socketed Jewel 50% more Mana Cost of Skills if you have no Energy Shield	Energy Shield	End of branch
NotableEldritch Empowerment	Sacrificing Energy Shield does not interrupt Recharge Sacrifice 5% of maximum Energy Shield when you Cast a Spell Spells for which this Sacrifice was fully made deal 30% more Damage	Energy Shield	End of branch
NotableEternal Life	Your Life cannot change while you have Energy Shield	Life	End of branch
NotableIncessant Cacophony	Curses you inflict have infinite Duration You can apply an additional Curse	Curse Area	End of branch
NotableNecromantic Conduit	While you are not on Low Mana, you and Allies in your Presence have Unholy Might Lose 5% of maximum Mana per Second	Mana	Mana
NotablePrice of Power	Spells consume a Power Charge if able to deal 40% more Damage	Energy Shield if Consumed Power Charge	End of branch
NotableRupture the Soul	Cursed Enemies killed by you, or by Allies in your Presence, have a 33% chance to explode, dealing a quarter of their maximum Life as Chaos damage	Curse Area	Curse Area
NotableSoulless Form	10% of Damage taken bypasses Energy Shield No inherent Mana Regeneration Regenerate Mana equal to 6% of maximum Life per second	Life	Life

Minor passives

Every connecting passive in the current official tree export.

Passive	Exact effect	Requires	Unlocks
MinorCurse Area	15% increased Area of Effect of Curses	Rupture the Soul	Incessant Cacophony
MinorCurse Area	15% increased Area of Effect of Curses	Ascendancy start	Rupture the Soul
MinorEnergy Shield	20% increased maximum Energy Shield	Ascendancy start	Eldritch Empowerment
MinorEnergy Shield	20% increased maximum Energy Shield	Ascendancy start	Crystalline Phylactery
MinorEnergy Shield if Consumed Power Charge	30% increased maximum Energy Shield if you've consumed a Power Charge Recently	Ascendancy start	Price of Power
MinorLife	3% increased maximum Life	Ascendancy start	Soulless Form
MinorLife	3% increased maximum Life	Soulless Form	Eternal Life
MinorMana	3% increased maximum Mana	Necromantic Conduit	Blackened Heart
MinorMana	3% increased maximum Mana	Ascendancy start	Necromantic Conduit

Other Witch Ascendancies

Infernalist Blood Mage Lich Abyssal Lich

Guides using this page

AscendancyHow to choose a class and Ascendancy

Compare all eight classes by starting attributes, passive-tree position, associated combat style, and all 23 current Ascendancy choices.

AscendancyHow to become an Abyssal Lich

Start as a Witch who has already become a Lich, obtain Kulemak's Invitation, defeat the full-power Vessel of Kulemak, and embrace Abyssal power in the Black Cathedral.

Related mechanics

MechanicUnholy Might

Unholy Might is a Buff that grants 30% of all applicable damage as extra Chaos Damage. It creates an additional Chaos portion and does not remove or convert the original damage.

MechanicSacrifice

Sacrifice removes a stated amount of Life, Mana, Energy Shield, Runic Ward, or another named resource to produce an effect. The loss is not damage and the sacrificed amount is not part of a skill's cost.

Guides using this page

AscendancyHow to choose a class and Ascendancy

Compare all eight classes by starting attributes, passive-tree position, associated combat style, and all 23 current Ascendancy choices.

AscendancyTrial of the Sekhemas guide

Enter with a Barya, protect Honour, choose a route through each floor, use Relics and Sacred Water, defeat the scheduled boss, and claim the eligible Ascendancy reward.

AscendancyTrial of Chaos guide

Enter with an Inscribed Ultimatum, complete rooms while accumulating trial modifiers, defeat the scheduled bosses, and claim rewards or Ascendancy points from the completed tier.

AscendancyHow to change Ascendancy

Complete a suitable Ascension Trial, refund every allocated Ascendancy point beside the Ascension device, and choose another regular Ascendancy for the same character class.

BasicsHow to Get More Support Gem Sockets

Increase a Skill Gem from two to five Support sockets, understand item-granted and passive-granted skill breakpoints, and decide whether to risk corruption for a sixth socket.